Gruden had been scheduled to interview for the Minnesota Vikings coaching vacancy Thursday before he agreed to become the Redskins’ coach. He is expected to be introduced Thursday afternoon. The team has called a 4 p.m. ET news conference.

The younger Gruden becomes the sixth coach hired by Dan Snyder in 15 years. Their most recent coach Mike Shanahan found trouble with the power balance between his general manager and star player Robert Griffin III.